Review

What better way to really
show your appreciation for such classic songs as "A Spoonful of Sugar"
and "Step in Time" than by crooning them yourself for your family and
friends? The latest in the new Disney Karaoke Series of
releases, Mary Poppins Karaoke gives us eight songs from the
film, in two flavors: with or without vocals. As with the
previous karaoke discs, the vocal versions are not the original
singers; rather, they are newly produced vocal tracks to show you "how
to sing properly".

Unlike the rather disappointing Aladdin
karaoke disc, the orchestral material comes from the original source
recordings! That's right, finally we have a music-only version of
the songs from the film. (I just hope that if and when Disney
does The Nightmare Before Christmas, they go to the original
music stems as well.) Richard Sherman explained that the main
reason to record the music separately from the orchestra was so that
when it was dubbed into foreign languages, it would be easier to
mix. Additionally, this allowed them to make any musical
modifications and orchestral tweaks right up until the end. So,
pop this disc in, and try your hand at
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious". It's worth a shot, and for
$9, it's worth it!